Deal Watch: Gain To Test Enzyme-Enhancement Tech In Cancer With Zentalis
Executive Summary
Argenx partners with Elektrofi and Iontas; China’s Qilu obtains global rights to Peptron’s antibody-drug conjugate and also ends co-development pact with Quantum Genomics.
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